MC Hammer

Released: October 29, 1991

Featuring: Platnum

Songwriter: Felton C. Pilate II MC Hammer Douglas miller

[Intro]
I just don't want it to pass me by

[Verse 1]
Pass me not oh gentle savior
Hear my humble cry
While on others thou are calling
Do not pass me by
Do not pass me by

[Verse 2]
There's something special about the way that You hold me make me you shake me you take me than you mold me
But in my heart in my soul and in my spirit
The love of God every day I've gotta be near it
He took me to the water I went down in Your name
I repented all my sins
I haven't been the same
My knees started shaking
My legs had to run
His love touched my heart
And His spirit lifted my tongue
Lifted my tongue
I love the Lord until the day that i die so please! please! please! Don't pass me by sing!

[Chorus]
While on others thou are calling
Do not pass me by
Do not pass me by

[Verse 3]
I've got the feeling but the feeling's not the same
I did a little hip hop the hammer and the jam
But a touch, a touch from up above
And I've got the feeling of your love reachin' out - reachin' out!
And callin' for some people
Who keep us all safe from this world that's full of evil trying! Trying!
Lord some times I'm crying
The Son gives His life, the people are still denying
When I think of the best and what he's done for me my soul cries hallelujah!
Thanks for saving me! Sing!

[Chorus]
While on others thou are calling
Do not pass me by
Do not pass me by

[Bridge]
Savior savior
Hear my humble cry
While on others thou are calling
Do not pass me by
Do not pass me by

[Outro]
Do not - pass me by…

I need Him! I need Him!

[Chorus]
While on others thou are calling
Do not pass me by
Do not pass me by

Stanley Kirk Burrell (born 30 March 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer, is an American rapper, dancer, entrepreneur, spokesman and occasional actor from Oakland, California. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the late 1990s. Remembered for his rapid rise to fame, Hammer is known for his hit records (such as “U Can’t Touch This” and “2 Legit 2 Quit”), flashy dance movements, choreography and his trademark Hammer pants. Hammer’s superstar-status and entertaining showmanship made him a household name and Hip-Hop icon. He has sold more than fifty million records worldwide.

A multi-award winner, MC Hammer is considered a pioneer and innovator of pop rap, and is the first Hip-Hop artist to achieve diamond status for an album. Hammer was later considered a sellout due in part to overexposure as an entertainer, and as a result of being too “commercial” when Rap was “hardcore”, then his image later becoming increasingly “gritty” to once again adapt to the ever-changing landscape of rap. Burrell became a preacher during the late 1990s with a Christian ministry program called MC Hammer and Friends. Additionally, he starred in a Saturday morning cartoon called Hammerman in 1991 and was executive producer of his own reality show called Hammertime which aired during the summer of 2009. Prior to becoming ordained, Hammer signed to Suge Knight’s Death Row Records in 1995.

Throughout his career, Hammer has managed his own recording business. As a result, he has created and produced his own acts including Oaktown’s 3.5.7, Common Unity, Special Generation, Analise, One Cause One Effect, Teabag, Dom Kimberley, Geeman, DRS, Pleasure Ellis, B Angie B, Stooge Playaz, Ho Frat Hoo! and Wee Wee, among others. A part of additional record labels, he has collaborated and has been associated with 2Pac, Teddy Riley, Felton Pilate, Tha Dogg Pound, The Whole 9, Deion Sanders, and Big Daddy Kane, as well as others.

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